diff --git a/services/audioflinger/PipeReader.cpp b/services/audioflinger/PipeReader.cpp
index 43bcb42..df3ee04 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/PipeReader.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/PipeReader.cpp
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
     // read() is not multi-thread safe w.r.t. itself, so no mutex or atomic op needed to read mFront
     size_t avail = rear - mFront;
     if (CC_UNLIKELY(avail > mPipe.mMaxFrames)) {
-        // Discard all but 3/4 of the most recent data in pipe to avoid another overrun immediately
+        // Discard 1/16 of the most recent data in pipe to avoid another overrun immediately
         int32_t oldFront = mFront;
-        mFront = rear - mPipe.mMaxFrames + (mPipe.mMaxFrames >> 2);
+        mFront = rear - mPipe.mMaxFrames + (mPipe.mMaxFrames >> 4);
         mFramesOverrun += (size_t) (mFront - oldFront);
         ++mOverruns;
         return OVERRUN;